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Jokowi set to name bigger rainbow coalition

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No honeymoon for Jokowi and Ma'ruf after inauguration

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Tenggara Backgrounder is a weekly briefing service combining insights and analysis by experts from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, as well as background information from The Jakarta Post journalists. Tenggara Backgrounder provides you exclusive insights into what’s happening behind the scenes along with insider scoops that are not published in the media.

Jokowi set to name bigger rainbow coalition

Tenggara Backgrounder October 18, 2019


President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will likely announce his new Cabinet within hours of his inauguration on Sunday, and swear in the ministers the next day. Most negotiations of who is in and who is out would have been concluded by now. Regardless, there may be last minute surprises as diverse groups have been maneuvering to get into the Cabinet.

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Rising nickel price complicates Vale divestment

Tenggara Backgrounder October 11, 2019


The PT Vale Indonesia (INCO) divestment process is set to complete this month, yet its value remains unclear. Meanwhile, the INCO share price has been increasing, giving its owners greater bargaining power, as this could lead to a higher valuation. While some have alleged INCO stock pumping, the fundamentals appear to support the share price rise, since the nickel price has surged dramatically this year.

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Meet new House, MPR, DPD leaders

Tenggara Backgrounder October 04, 2019


New and old faces grace the House of Representatives and Regional Legislative Council (DPD) as the elected 711 members of the two bodies for the 2019-2024 term, who form the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), were sworn earlier this week. The stars of the show, however, are the new leaders of the House, DPD and MPR, namely Puan Maharani, Bambang Soesatyo and La Nyalla Mahmud Mattalitti respectively.

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House selects politicians for BPK leadership

Tenggara Backgrounder September 27, 2019


The House of Representatives finally selected five members for the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) on Wednesday through a secretive selection process. With politicians dominating its leadership, many observers doubt the competence and independence of the country’s auditor institution in conducting financial audits on all state institutions.

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KPK dead, fight over the carcass continues

Tenggara Backgrounder September 20, 2019


Last week marked the end of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), many say, following the appointment of the controversial cop Insp. Gen. Firli Bahuri as the KPK’s new leader and the issuance of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s acceptance to deliberate amendments of the KPK Law. The public put pressure on President Jokowi to halt the deliberation process, yet Jokowi himself might attempt to seize command from the House and hand it to the President instead.

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KPK bill tests Jokowi’s will and power

Tenggara Backgrounder September 13, 2019


The House of Representatives, in its very last month of seating before it is dissolved, has dropped a bombshell on President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s doorstep: A bill that will remove the independence of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The goal is clear: House members want to exact revenge on the KPK for sending dozens of colleagues, including speaker Setya Novanto, to jail for graft.

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